Spiderman's Politically Correct Replacement 608
jbarr writes "In the latest Marvel Comic series 'Ultimate Fallout,' Miles Morales replaces Peter Parker who has been killed off by the Green Goblin. Morales is a half-black, half-Latino teen, and the creators haven't ruled out that he might be gay. From the article: 'Marvel's editor in chief Axel Alonso denied that having a black Spider Man was a publicity stunt. 'What you have is a Spider-Man for the 21st century who's reflective of our culture and diversity. As someone who grew up on a steady diet of Luke Cage, Hero For Hire and Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu, I am personally invested,' he said. "
But NO IRISH promised Marvel (Score:5, Funny)
Next up, Wolverine's special two-part Bar Mitzvah issue! L'chaim!
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Re:How is that "politically correct"? (Score:5, Funny)
A Spiderman with non-white ethnic background is just diverse. Anyone can get bitten by a radioactive spider.
Wouldn't a Japanese Spiderman have been more likely.
Re:But NO IRISH promised Marvel (Score:5, Funny)
Next up, Wolverine's special two-part Bar Mitzvah issue! L'chaim!
If you think that will be fun, you should have seen the Bris edition!
I give up; how did they counter his mutant healing factor?
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SpiderTranny, SpiderTranny,
butt implants for a woman's fanny,
wears a bra, any size,
can't you see, he likes guys,
look out, here cums the Spider Tranny.
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ADDH
And dyslexic I'm guessing
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm writing to inform you that your use of the pejorative term, "Spider," is a hurtful and unwarranted attack on our nation's hard-working, industrious population of Arachnid Americans. The term you used (hereafter referred to as the "S-word") has a long and dark history of being used to demean, degrade, and debase select members of the animal kingdom, due to their 8-legged status. We understand that you probably grew up in a conservative household, where songs like "The Itsy Bitsy S-word" were sung freely and without any thought given to the pain and subjugation inherent in that song's subject. Could you imagine singing about a person of Caucasian ancestry climbing up a water spout, only to be frustrated by repeated rain showers washing him down again? I bet you wouldn't find it funny at all, yet you sling hurtful words around, blithely unaware of - or worse, uncaring for - the damage they do.
We hope that you will consider your word choices more carefully in the future, to avoid causing unnecessary emotional pain to our long-suffering Arachnid brethren.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Peter Parker
Director, Arachnid-American National Tolerance Initiative (AANTI)
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Why don't you apply for a minority scholarship, not get it, and then sue?
Re:Obiigatory Big Bang Theory, re: Miles Morales (Score:4, Funny)
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Dear Sir,
I wish to complain in the strongest possible terms about the ditty you have just posted about the spider-themed superhero who wears women's clothes. Many of my best friends are superheroes, and only a few of them are transvestites.
Yours faithfully,
Metropolis Daily Planet Crime Editor, Clark Joseph Kent (Mrs.)
P.S.
I never kissed Perry White.